anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
feeling; sense; impression
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
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
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 want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
river; stream; River; the ... river
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
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
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost