preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
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 close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
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.)
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to rush back; to run back
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
legend; folklore; tradition
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
interference; intervention; meddling
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
outside world; physical world
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...