to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
adds force or indicates command
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
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 buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
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
electricity; (electric) light
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to feel; to sense; to experience
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
physical condition; state of health
how; in what way; how about
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
mask; disguise; guise; mask
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)