first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
button (clothing); push-button; button
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 push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to intend; to be sure that
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to become dim; to become blurred
riser (in a building); rise