horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to be silent; to say nothing
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
please (give me); please (do for me)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
light; right; right field; right fielder
considerably; fairly; quite
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
instant; moment; for an instant
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
final; eventual; ultimate
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as