creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim
new book; new publication
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
mission; delegation; mission (assignment); (religious) mission; mission school; transmission (in a motor vehicle)
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.
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
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.)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
extremely; very; really; super; so
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
women-only carriage (e.g. on a train)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...