barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
senior high school; high school
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
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.
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
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
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo