to pass through;  to pass by;  to pass (of time);  to elapse;  to have expired;  to have ended;  to exceed
 person;  someone;  human beings;  mankind;  human (Homo sapiens);  (other) people;  others
 to say;  to utter;  to name;  to call;  to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping");  to make a noise
 thing;  matter;  incident;  occurrence;  circumstances;  situation;  work
 to drink;  to gulp;  to smoke (tobacco);  to engulf;  to overwhelm;  to keep down;  to suppress
 indicates sentence topic;  indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated);  adds emphasis
 to be needed;  to be wanted
 to give;  to let (one) have;  to give;  to do for one;  to take the trouble to do;  to do to someone's disadvantage
 thin;  pale;  light;  watery;  thin;  weak (taste, etc.);  little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
 good;  excellent;  sufficient;  enough;  profitable (deal, business offer, etc.);  beneficial
 such;  that sort of;  that kind of;  no way!;  never!
 this sort of;  this kind of;  like this;  such
 time;  hour;  period;  class
 to get up;  to rise;  to wake up;  to be awake;  to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents);  to happen
 if;  when;  and;  with;  used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.);  promoted pawn;  indicates a question
 plectrum;  pick;  drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
 to be hit;  to strike;  to touch;  to be in contact;  to be equivalent to;  to be applicable;  to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
 hm;  um;  huh?;  what?;  nuh-uh;  no
 how;  in what way;  how about
 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.)
 to eat;  to live on (e.g. a salary);  to live off;  to subsist on
 if;  in case;  as for;  on the topic of;  if that's the case;  if so
 to make;  to produce;  to prepare (food);  to brew (alcohol);  to raise;  to grow;  to till
 private affairs;  personal matter
 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
 today;  this day;  these days;  recently;  nowadays
 early shift;  morning shift;  early arrival
 honorific/polite/humble prefix;  honorific suffix
 imagination;  supposition;  guess
 leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef);  omakase
 fast;  quick;  early (in the day, etc.);  premature;  (too) soon;  not yet
 to leave;  to exit;  to leave (on a journey);  to depart;  to move forward;  to come to;  to get to
 to be careful;  to be discreet;  to do in moderation;  to refrain (from overdoing);  to be reverent;  to be purified
 to receive;  to get;  to catch (e.g. a ball);  to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.);  to sustain (damage);  to incur (a loss);  to undergo (e.g. surgery)
 yokozuna (highest rank in sumo);  grand champion;  best in its field;  crème de la crème;  cream of the crop
 promotion;  advancement;  rising in rank
 or rather (say);  or better (say);  or perhaps I should say;  or, how should I put it;  I mean
 than;  from;  out of;  except;  but;  more
 request;  favour (to ask);  wish;  please
 to be;  to exist;  to have;  to be located;  to be equipped with;  to happen