that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
occurrence; happening; incident; event
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
there is nothing; having nothing
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
honorific/polite/humble prefix
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
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)
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)