library; book collection; paperback book
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
street; quarter; district; area
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
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 reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
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
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
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
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
in that way; thus; so; so?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object