to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
please (give me); please (do for me)
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.
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to increase; to add to; to augment
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
boobs; boobies; breasts; breast milk
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
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")
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
thick; bulky; massive; heavy