to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
will not do; do not; does not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
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.
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
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)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
trolling; singing in a circular canon; round
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
please (give me); please (do for me)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
difficult to ...; hard to ...