about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
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.)
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
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.)
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
plants and animals; flora and fauna
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
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.
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
nothing but; except; no more than
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
hey there; I say; see here
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
when; how soon; how long until
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
2nd day of the month; two days
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
welcome rain; merciful rain; blessed rain; rain after a long dry period