to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
ladder form of "high" kanji
hawks; hardline faction; hardliner
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
full rehearsal; dress rehearsal; run-through
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
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
incident; affair; happening; event
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
training room (hall); gymnasium
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
birth; creation; formation
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)