to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
master; teacher; stable master
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to jar; to creak; to grate
to be smeared; to be covered
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
installation; setting; fitting; mounting
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to be helpful; to be useful
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored