preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
in the mountains; among the mountains
at; in; at; when; by; with
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
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 exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
yen (currency of Japan); circle
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
living thing; living creature; animal; life
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
3rd day of the month; three days
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
human being; human; person; character (of a person)