first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
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
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
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 advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
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
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
billow; surge; large wave
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)