book; volume; this; present; main; head
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to look after (often medically); to take care of
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
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
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
frequent; densely packed; thick
action of making something; -ification
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
tradition; legend; folklore
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
as far as the eye can see
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse