to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
now; the present time; just now; another; more
how; in what way; how about
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining; immediately agreeing with someone else; pandering
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
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
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to say; to tell; to state; to do
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to order; to command; to appoint
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...