mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
prohibition; inhibition; ban
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate