party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
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.
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal