grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
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
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
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 be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
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 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
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
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.)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
in that way; thus; so; so?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
as far as the eye can see
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous