circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
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.
suffix for familiar person
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
while; during; while; although; all; both
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
primary school; elementary school; grade school
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
number one; first; best; most; game; round
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis