one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
no objection; nothing to criticize (criticise)
fine weather; fair weather
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
until now; so far; up to the present
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
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.
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
explanation; interpretation
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; bizarre; strange
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
conduct; behavior; behaviour
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door