dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
light; right; right field; right fielder
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
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.
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to face; to go towards; to head towards
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
armed forces; military; troops
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-