cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
educational institution; school; academy; campus
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
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
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
offender; criminal; culprit
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
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.
discovery; detection; finding
eccentric; crank; oddball
living thing; organism; creature; biology
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
unidentified flying object; UFO
to chase; to run after; to pursue
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)