granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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 read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
very young; little; childish; immature
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
knitting; knitted material; crochet
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 hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
story; tale; talk; discussion
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to repeat; to do over again