shell (e.g. electron shell)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
silent; silent movie; silent film; silent letter
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
library; book collection; paperback book
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
decision; settlement; definition
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.
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
any more; any further; any better; any longer
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
information; news; report; reward; retribution
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)