too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
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
farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
very loose; slowly; leisurely
questions and answers; dialogue
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
true parrot (esp. small parrots such as the parakeet, lory and conure)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
absence; disregard; indifference
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
honorific/polite/humble prefix
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old