prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
outside of; not covered by
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
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.
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
advance; moving forward; progress
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
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
body; group; party; company; troupe
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
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
in succession; one by one
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
meaning; significance; sense
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
group; party; team; squad; section
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)