one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
temple (in a loom); tenter
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
both hands; both arms; ten
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.
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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)
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
while; during; while; although; all; both
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
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
document; official papers
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to become dim; to become blurred
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
those (near the second person)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)