at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
time; hour; period; class
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
two persons; two people; pair; couple
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
all; entire; whole; altogether
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
older brother; elder brother
older sister; elder sister
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
ten; 10; ten years of age
company; corporation; workplace
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
three; three years of age
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
how long; how far; how much
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)