January; first month of the lunar calendar
eighth day of the month; eight days
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
prison; detention house; detention center; jail
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
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
fine weather; fair weather
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to face; to go towards; to head towards
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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 write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
don't you think?; indicates question
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to be needed; to be wanted