Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
to dye; to colour; to color
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
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
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
-less; lacking; non-existing
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
honorific/polite/humble prefix
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
high; noble; refined; advanced
in this way; thus; such; uh...
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
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.)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
two times; twice; two degrees
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)