counter for generations; epoch
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
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
river; stream; River; the ... river
library; book collection; paperback book
table of contents; contents
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
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 go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
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
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
one's family (home) background (environment)