excellent; splendid; very good
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
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
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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; so far; up to the present
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to use (a thing, 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
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
time; hour; period; class
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
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
together; at the same time; same; identical
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very