person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
construction; establishment
company president; manager; director
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
great depth; bottomless; great height
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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.)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey