indicates sentence subject (occasionally object);  indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions);  but;  however;  regardless of;  whether (or not)
 that's the way it is;  yes;  is that so?;  is it?
 to be aware of;  to know;  to notice;  to feel;  to understand;  to comprehend;  to remember
 and the like;  such as;  or something;  something like;  I hear that ...;  people say that...
 what kind of;  what sort of;  what;  no matter what (kind of);  whatever;  any
 person;  someone;  human beings;  mankind;  human (Homo sapiens);  (other) people;  others
 to hear;  to listen (e.g. to music);  to ask;  to enquire;  to hear about;  to hear of;  to follow (advice, order, etc.)
 wrong;  not good;  hopeless;  past hope;  must not do
 like;  similar to;  (I) think (that);  (I) have a feeling (that);  feels like;  feels similar to
 to feel (as if);  to have a feeling (that);  to have a hunch (that);  to feel like doing;  to want to do
 too;  also;  both A and B;  A as well as B;  even;  as much as
 fellow;  guy;  thing;  object;  he;  she
 hm;  um;  huh?;  what?;  nuh-uh;  no
 year;  counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school);  period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
 to pass (of time);  to elapse
 particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
 always;  all the time;  never;  usual;  regular
 in that way;  thus;  so;  so?
 to call out (to);  to call;  to summon (a doctor, etc.);  to invite;  to designate;  to name;  to garner (support, etc.)
 is not;  am not;  are not;  isn't it?
 terrible;  dreadful;  amazing (e.g. of strength);  great (e.g. of skills);  to a great extent;  vast (in numbers)
 diligently;  seriously;  perfectly;  properly;  sufficiently;  satisfactorily
 every month;  each month;  monthly
 child-rearing expenses;  child-support payments (following divorce)
 exactly;  precisely;  closely;  tightly;  properly;  without fail
 to pay (e.g. money, bill);  to brush off;  to wipe away;  to drive away (e.g. one's competitors);  to sell off (something unneeded);  to dispose of;  to pay (e.g. attention)
 to give;  to let (one) have;  to give;  to do for one;  to take the trouble to do;  to do to someone's disadvantage
 what!;  oh;  what the heck;  what the;  damn
 to refuse;  to reject;  to inform;  to give notice;  to ask leave;  to excuse oneself (from)
 conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard;  reason;  cause;  meaning;  circumstances;  situation
 request;  commission;  entrusting (with a matter);  dependence;  reliance
 that child;  that kid;  that boy; (arch.)  you
 university;  college;  former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators);  the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
 taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
 eh?;  what?;  yes;  that's correct; (arch.)  strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.)  hey
 is that so? (generally rhetorical)
 a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
 adult (esp. person 20 years old or over);  grownup;  becoming an adult;  coming of age;  growing up (to be a man, woman)
 until (a time);  till;  to (a place or person);  as far as;  to (an extent);  up to
 myself;  yourself;  I;  me;  you
 thing;  matter;  incident;  occurrence;  circumstances;  situation;  work