wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
nursery school; day nursery; day care center
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
... years old; age (of) ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
(one's) seating posture; way one sits
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 correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice