first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
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; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
writing (e.g. as a profession)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
button (clothing); push-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 press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply 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 coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
Portugal; Portuguese language
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