stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
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
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
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.
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
mask; disguise; guise; mask
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
audience; spectator; spectators
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
silence; stillness; quietness
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
singer; vocalist; nagauta singer (in kabuki); singer of noh chants
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to have a meal together; to sit at table