rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
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 sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
royal capital; imperial capital
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
place; situation; position; location
many; much; plenty; hardly
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
consists of; comprises; is made up of
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
(made of) stone; stone-built
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
subordinate work; assistant; servant
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
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 dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate