theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
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
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
beyond that point; after that
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.
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
in that way; thus; so; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
bedroom; bills receivable; breeder reactor
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)