be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
near; close; beside; third person
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
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
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
snake; serpent; large snake
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
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.
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
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.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
beginning; outset; first; onset
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
Daijisen (Japanese dictionary published by Shogakukan)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
colorless and transparent
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others