medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
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
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
family; members of a family
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
father; dad; husband; you; he
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen