mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
forced repatriation; deportation
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.)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
3rd day of the month; three days
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
boy; son; baby boy; young man
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
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 give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
because of; owing to; due to
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid