eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
snake; serpent; large snake
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.
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
rosary; string of prayer beads
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire