be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
sunlight; rays of the Sun
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
time; hour; period; class
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come