to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
7th day of the month; seven days
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
hello; good day; good afternoon
bento; Japanese box lunch
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
ten; 10; ten years of age
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to