this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
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.
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
good luck (in battle); may fortune be with you
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.)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
nothing but; except; no more than
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
skim reading; reading a text diagonally (to reveal a hidden word or message)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
air transport; air lift; airlift