deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
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
light spot (e.g. a blip on radar); luminous dot; always-on pixel (as a defect in LCD displays); stuck pixel
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
three; three years of age
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
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 grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
light-emitting diode; LED
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
those (near the second person)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion