to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
full length; total length; overall length
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
occurrence; happening; incident; event
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
height (of a person); stature
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
very much; exceedingly; extremely
average; ordinary; normal
senior high school; high school
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score