previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
lost article; something forgotten
bento; Japanese box lunch
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
welcome!; nice to see you!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
pupil; student; schoolchild
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
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.
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
such; like that; that sort of; very
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing