riches; wealth; resources; lottery
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
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
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
president (of a society); chairman
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
all present; all concerned; all of us
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to close (one's eyes); to shut
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
leadership conference; summit meeting; top-level conference
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
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 destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
(ear of) Japanese pampas grass
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
how; in what way; how about
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo