to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
grandfather; male senior-citizen
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
literally; to the letter; literal
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
occupation; calling; livelihood
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
not yet known; unknown; strange
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o