recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, 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 receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
... years old; age (of) ...
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
unmarried; not yet married
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
woman; female; feminine gender
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
honorific/polite/humble prefix
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to ask; to enquire; to query
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut