change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
please (give me); please (do for me)
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
name; given name; first name
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
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.
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out