secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
great depth; bottomless; great height
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
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.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely