machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga)
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
worm; worm; worm (lure); soft plastic lure
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
not understanding; not knowing
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...