no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
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
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
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.
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
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.)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
to move (house); to change residence
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
suffix for familiar person