whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
government; administration
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
military forces; hosts; troops
to attack; to assault; to assail
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
two persons; two people; pair; couple
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to be silent; to say nothing
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
how; in what way; how about
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)