single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
reserve; modesty; hesitation; abhorrence; repugnance; loathing
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
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.
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
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.)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...