smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
young noblewoman; princess
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
it is not (like that) either
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
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.
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow