everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
honorific/polite/humble prefix
thousand years; thousand generations; thousand ages; eternity
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
no, not like that (but like this)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha