mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
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 ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
a pair (of shoes or socks)
endless; boundless; everlasting
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
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
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
hat shop; hat store; hatter; hatmaker
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident