guide; tour guide; guidebook; guide (on a fishing rod); guide ring
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
table of contents; contents
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
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
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
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.
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality