first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
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
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
one thin flat object; one sheet
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
name; given name; first name
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last