creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
then; well; so; well then
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
hieroglyph; hieroglyphics
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.
professor; teaching; instruction
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
from now; from this moment; henceforth
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)