to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
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
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
now; the present time; just now; another; more
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
new product; new line (of products)
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.
development; exploitation
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use