to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be needed; to be wanted
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
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.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
private affairs; personal matter
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
early shift; morning shift; early arrival
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
imagination; supposition; guess
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
than; from; out of; except; but; more
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen