paste bird feed; paste fishing bait
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 attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
river; stream; River; the ... river
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to throw into; to dump in together
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place; betting booth (at a racecourse)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
with a splash; with a plop
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation