deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
river; stream; River; the ... river
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period
well curb; well kerb; family crest design based on a square wooden well curb
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
tenement house; row house
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
store selling boiled vegetables, fish, and beans
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
murder; homicide; manslaughter
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
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.
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
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.)