too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
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
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
door; gate; opening; title page
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
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 search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
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
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
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
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth