year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
educational institution; school; academy; campus
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
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
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
how; in what way; how about
until now; so far; up to the present
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
everybody; every last one of them; all
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
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
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)