nouns and pronouns

• i (formal) = watakushi
• i (casual) = watashi
• i (male, casual) = boku
• we, us (neutral) = watashi-tachi
• we, us (formal) = ware ware
• we, us (formal) = warera
• you = anata
• you guys = anata tachi
• he = kare
• she = kanojo
• they/them (male) = karera
• they/them (female) kanojo tachi
• they/them (female) = kanojora
• near speaker = ko
• near listener = so
• away from both = a
• asking = do
• (direction) here, this way = kochira
• (direction) there, that way = sochira
• (direction) over there = achira
• where is the way = dochira
• this person = kochira
• that person = sochira
• that person over there = achira
• who = dare
• (things) this = kore
• (things) there = sore
• (things) over there = are
• which = dore
• (places) here = koko
• (places) there = soko
• (places) over = asoko
• where = doko