bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
tsumugi; pongee; traditional rough-surfaced cloth woven from raw silk
existence; being; life; survival
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.
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
now; the present time; just now; another; more
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
rising; ascending; climbing
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
serious damage; heavy damage; being wrecked; thrashing (an opponent); crushing; giving a drubbing
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive