number one; first; best; most; game; round
beginning; outset; first; onset
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
being good at being spoiled; being good at using puppy-dog eyes; person who is good at getting others to spoil them
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
fortune-telling; divination
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
honorific/polite/humble prefix
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, 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
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
originating (something); coming up with the idea; starting (something); spiritual awakening; resolution
shellfish; seashell; shell
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...