cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
beginning; outset; first; onset
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
contraction; shortened form; abbreviated form
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
kanji representation; representation in Chinese characters; way of writing (a word) in kanji
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement