early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
on the way home from school
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; 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 descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
to change (one's clothes)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
yen (currency of Japan); circle
paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; notice; poster
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
two persons; two people; pair; couple
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)