ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
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
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
please (give me); please (do for me)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
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.
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish