here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in that way; thus; so; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
while; during; while; although; all; both
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
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
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
honorific/polite/humble prefix
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)