odd; strange; queer; peculiar
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
honorific/polite/humble prefix
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
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
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
instant; moment; for an instant
myself; yourself; I; me; you
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to recall; to remember; to recollect
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)