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
15th day of the month; 15 days
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
you said; he said; even if; 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; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
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; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
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; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
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 (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity