grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
second (unit of time); arc second
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
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
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
in that way; like that; that way
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
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.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
gut (used to make tennis rackets, violin strings, etc.); catgut
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate