once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
construction; establishment
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
town; city; municipal; urban
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
people; men and women; each person; everybody
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to crumble away; to collapse
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
dancer (esp. a bugaku dancer)
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
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.
in succession; one by one
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)