good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
than; from; out of; except; but; more
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
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
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
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 wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
decision; determination; resolution
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.)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
barrette; hair clasp; hair slide
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
educational institution; school; academy; campus
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at