time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
shading; shielding from light
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
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
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
shipping; shipment; forwarding
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
good-quality; superior in quality
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
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.)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
company; corporation; workplace
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case