today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
name; given name; first name
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
prize-winner; recipient (of a prize, award, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
now; the present time; just now; another; more
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of