muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
dry riverbed; river beach
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
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
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
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.
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
river; stream; River; the ... river
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
don't you think?; indicates question
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
meaning; significance; sense
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person