spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
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 wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
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
the reverse; other side; lining
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
name; given name; first name
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
time; hour; period; class
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
living thing; living creature; animal; life
by means of; due to; because of; according to
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
heart; guts; nerve; central part
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you