circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
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
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
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
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.
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
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.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
honorific/polite/humble prefix
shopping; purchased goods
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o