one's post; place of work; workplace
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
subway; metro; underground (railway)
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
even though; despite; when
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 hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
while; during; while; although; all; both
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.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important