hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
hello; good day; good afternoon
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
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
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
please (give me); please (do for me)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
group; party; team; squad; section
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
than; from; out of; except; but; more
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
parking area; parking lot; rest stop; service area
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
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 miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very