star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
adds force or indicates command
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
all; entire; whole; altogether
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
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.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use