fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
reality; actuality; hard fact
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to pass (of time); to elapse
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 (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
fine weather; fair weather
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
good feeling; feeling good
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation