one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone (in the game of go)
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
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
almost every day; almost daily
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
central government office; head office; this office
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
from the beginning; from scratch
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
government office; agency; board
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
to twine (fibers to make rope); to twist
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few