that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
existence; being; presence
this occasion; at this time; now
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
thought; consideration; thinking
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)