prime time (on television or radio); peak time
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
don't you think?; indicates question
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
great distance; thousands of miles; (lit.) ten thousand ri
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already