again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
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
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
three; three years of age
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
still; as yet; as it has been
on the sea; surface of the sea
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.
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
cruise; navigation; sailing
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
be (that) as it may; having said that
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
accurate; correct; precise; exact
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me