ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
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
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.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
(water-filled) paddy field
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
beautiful tree; tree producing beautiful flowers
victim; injured party; sufferer
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
testimony; (verbal) evidence
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
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 visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
discovery; detection; finding
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
quiet; calm; leisurely; distant; far-off; boundless
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence