illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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.
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
considerably; fairly; quite
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset