that day; the very same day
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
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
neighbourhood; neighborhood
factory; plant; mill; workshop
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)