book-cover design; picture on the cover of a book
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
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 teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
while; during; while; although; all; both
river; stream; River; the ... river
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)