first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
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
campground; campsite; camping-ground
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
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 reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
compendium of laws; statute books; (lit.) complete book of the Six Codes
height (of body); stature
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
man; male; masculine gender
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question