truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
meaning; significance; sense
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
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
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
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 drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
while; during; while; although; all; both
now; the present time; just now; another; more
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial