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
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
red blood cell; erythrocyte
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
one's post; place of work; workplace
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
please (give me); please (do for me)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...