be careful about fire; watch out for fire
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
surroundings; environs; circumference
to call a person's attention (to)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fire prevention; fire fighting; fire proof
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
participation; joining; entry; adherence
match (to light fire with)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
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
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight