thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
please (give me); please (do for me)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
treasure; precious article; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
antiques business; curio dealer; secondhand dealer
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
legal adviser; legal advisor; corporation lawyer; family lawyer
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
history; pedigree; lineage
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
crescent moon; young moon
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
then; well; so; well then
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with