day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
senior high school; high school
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
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
domino (game); dominoes; domino effect
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to push down; to knock down
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
time; hour; period; class
family; members of a family
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then