double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
table of contents; contents
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
book-cover design; picture on the cover of a book
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
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.
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
beginning; outset; first; onset
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely