preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
river; stream; River; the ... river
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 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)
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
to trample; to crush underfoot
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
viewing platform; observation deck; observation platform
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
while; during; while; although; all; both
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
existence; being; presence
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that