one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
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 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
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
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.
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
while; during; while; although; all; both
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
to pry; to prize; to prise
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o