department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
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 sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
silence; stillness; quietness
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
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.)
moule; common (blue) mussel
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
dismissal (from a position); discharge
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...