natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
Japan proper (sometimes excluding the Ryukyu islands and other remote islands); mainland Japan
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
divine tree or island east of China; Fusang; Japan; Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
archipelago; group of islands
educational institution; school; academy; campus
Island; insula; island; islet
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at; in; at; when; by; with
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
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 spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around