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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
Sui dynasty (of China; 581-618)
will not do; do not; does not
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
association of like-minded people
president (of a society); chairman
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
white makeup powder; (face) powder
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
novel; story; (work of) fiction
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
existence; being; presence
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.)
white plum blossoms; white Japanese apricot; white-blossomed plum
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes