crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
people; men and women; each person; everybody
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
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.
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
family; members of a family
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
please; somehow or other; one way or another