this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
adds force or indicates command
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish