cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
honorific/polite/humble prefix
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
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.
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
in comparison to; rather than
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
(political) power; authority; influence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
family; relatives; dependents; household
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
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
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
in that way; thus; so; so?
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well