illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
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
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
various countries; various regions; various provinces
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
southern part; the south (of a region)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
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 eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
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
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out