gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
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.
headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
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.)
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
corridor; hallway; passageway
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to stop walking; to pause
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating