one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
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
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
messenger; envoy; emissary
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
polite; respectful; reverent
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
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 read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
(made of) stone; stone-built
banquet or reception hall
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
place; situation; position; location
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament