one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
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
unicycle; monocycle; wheelbarrow
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
dust; dirt; dreary world; petty affairs of everyday life
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
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.)
one by one; one at a time; in turn
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
only; merely; but; no more than
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
frequent; densely packed; thick
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
other side; opposite side; other party
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond shape
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...