one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
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
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
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 stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
front; frontage; facade; main
garage; carport; depot (trains, buses, etc.)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
galvanized sheet iron (galvanised)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
temple (in a loom); tenter
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then