indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
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
match; game; bout; contest
regularly scheduled game; regularly scheduled match
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
cheering group; cheering squad
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
leader of a cheering group; head cheerleader
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
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
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)