excellent; splendid; very good
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
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 manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
time; hour; period; class
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
hoe-shaped helmet crest; stag beetle
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
brave; courageous; vigorous; enthusiastic; mighty; firm