land east of China; Japan
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
to make (someone) do; to allow (someone) to do
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
wild goose; glans; head of a penis
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
older sister; elder sister
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
body; group; party; company; troupe
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
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.
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
perfect; complete; flawless
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)