to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
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
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
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.
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
many; much; plenty; hardly
reform; reformation; reorganization
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
level; standard; water level
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
than; from; out of; except; but; more
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
wherein; therein; thereinto
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
royal capital; imperial capital
colon; eau de Cologne; colonist
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to gather; to collect; to assemble
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament