indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
myself; yourself; I; me; you
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
Italian-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
suffix for familiar person
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person