today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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 drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
admission (e.g. to a training institution, research establishment, social welfare facility, etc.); entrance; imprisonment; internment; confinement
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in succession; one by one
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
police; police officer; police station
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
clean water; purified water
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
water filter; water purification system
hardness and softness; hard line and moderate line
stimulative; incentive; irritative
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
offender; criminal; culprit
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
letter of responsibility (for a crime)