place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
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
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
for example; for instance; e.g.
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to say; to be called; to do
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
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
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
beginning; outset; first; onset
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of