annotation; explanatory note; comment
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
theatre; theater; playhouse
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
older employee who does not have much actual work
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
older sister; lass; young lady
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
alone; by oneself; on one's own
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
color of honey (colour); honey-colored; honey-coloured