sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
in that way; thus; so; so?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
now; the present time; just now; another; more
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
God bless me!; Good heavens!
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
adds force or indicates command
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few