poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
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
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
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.
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
very young; little; childish; immature
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
myself; yourself; I; me; you
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
meaning; significance; sense
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
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
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)