indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
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.
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
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.)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
please (give me); please (do for me)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
(repeated) side stepping (stamina test); side-step test
second (unit of time); arc second
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing