human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
100,000,000,000; hundred billion; many
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
day after day; day by day
time; hour; period; class
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
scenery; scene; landscape
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)