one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
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 memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to go along; to walk along; to follow
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
honorific/polite/humble prefix