after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
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
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
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
adds force or indicates command
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
in that way; thus; so; so?
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish