to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
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 move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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
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
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very