lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
company outing; company retreat
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
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
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.
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so