what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
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
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
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
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
serious; not joking; straight
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at once; immediately; right now
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
honorific/polite/humble prefix
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square