foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
serious; not joking; straight
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
difficult to ...; hard to ...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to cheer up; to be stirred up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
arame (species of kelp, Eisenia bicyclis)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous