to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
resonance; sympathetic vibration
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
sound; tone; note; ring; chirp
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
how; in what way; how about
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
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.
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to cover fully; to wrap around
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
when; how soon; how long until
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
government; administration; ministry
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances