at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
fat; tallow; lard; grease
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
proper; respectable; decent; honest
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
several people; a few people
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
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.
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to hide; to conceal oneself
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)