indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
stone which is worshipped; image of a god in stone
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
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 leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
March; third month of the lunar calendar
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
bicycle parking (spot, shed, etc.); parking area for bicycles
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of