this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
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.
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
nothing but; except; no more than
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
relation; connection; relevance
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time