today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
river; stream; River; the ... river
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
sorry; excuse me; thank you
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
kissing in public (on the street)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet