department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
House of Peers (Japan, Meiji constitution); House of Lords (UK)
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
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
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.
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to turn towards; to point