next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
release (of a film, product, etc.); publication; release; liberation; release (of a previously pressed mouse button)
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
number; number plate; license plate
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.
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road