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.
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
root; joint; base; crotch
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)