creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
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 search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
left-hand radical of a character
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
story; tale; talk; discussion
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.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
individual; private person; personal; natural person
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
occupation; calling; livelihood
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
night owl; nighthawk; late bird; to stay up late; to keep late hours
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
don't you think?; indicates question
nothing but; none other than
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
author; writer; novelist; artist
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
from season to season; season by season; of each season; in each season
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
time; hour; period; class
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
diurnality; daytime activity; diurnal
living thing; organism; creature; biology