if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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 be silent; to say nothing
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
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
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
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)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
water outlet; tap; faucet
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for