ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
please (give me); please (do for me)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
adds force or indicates command
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
than; from; out of; except; but; more
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
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; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
elderly handyman; elderly manservant