heaven and earth; top and bottom
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
that day; the very same day
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
night watch; night guard; night shift
on the occasion of; at the time of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
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 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 take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
yearning; longing for; deep affection
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
unbroken; endless; continuous
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to prosper; to flourish; to copulate (animals)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict