today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
derailment; digression; deviation
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
why; how; for what reason
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
interior; inside; internal
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
bathing; going in the bath
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation