pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
while; during; while; although; all; both
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
story; tale; talk; discussion
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and