tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to carry weight; to be important; to have influence; to be a leading figure; to be esteemed
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
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
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to employ the right person; to choose somebody with the right qualities
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
work; business; company; study
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once