cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
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.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
gal (unit of gravitational acceleration)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
how; in what way; how about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
suffix for familiar person
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves