sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
welcome!; nice to see you!
essence; the best; chic; smart; considerate; understanding
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
in that way; thus; so; so?
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
how; in what way; how about; questionable
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
macaron (meringue-based sandwich cookie); French macaroon
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible