thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
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; honorific suffix
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
considerably; greatly; a lot
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
of course; certainly; naturally
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
don't you think?; indicates question
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
beginning; outset; first; onset
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine