today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
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
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.
corridor; hallway; passageway
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
older sister; lass; young lady
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
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.)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to speak; to hear a voice
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
older sister; elder sister
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to