thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
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
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
company; corporation; workplace
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out