door; gate; opening; title page
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to recall; to remember; to recollect
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
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.
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to face; to go towards; to head towards
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
legend; folklore; tradition
article; news story; report; account