Japanese sacred lily (Rohdea japonica); Nippon lily; lily of China
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
bravery; courage; heroism
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)