chief; main; principal; important
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
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
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
drop (e.g. of water); drip
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
old friend; familiar face
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
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 be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
knife attached to the sheath of a sword
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
control; management (e.g. of a business)
association; union; guild
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
while; even though; despite
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen