river; stream; River; the ... river
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
alone; by oneself; on one's own
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is