circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
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
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
hello; good day; good afternoon
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
light; easy; non-serious; minor
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
step; stride; counter for steps
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
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