honorific/polite/humble prefix
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
serious; not joking; straight
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
how many people; a number of people
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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.
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
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
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)