one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
story; tale; talk; discussion
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to say; to be called; to do
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
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 begin purchasing; to purchase
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
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
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
seashore; beach; food wrapped in nori
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call