illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited
riding fast; driving a horse fast
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
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
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
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 put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
arm; skill; efforts; ability
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
two (long cylindrical things)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
you could say; you might say; verging on the
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)