a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
materials; data; document
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
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
in that way; thus; so; so?