accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
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 take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to make an appearance; to show up
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
mining; digging; working (a mine)
occupation; calling; livelihood
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.)
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
cave-in (in a mine or tunnel); roof collapse; rockfall
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward