that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
white stone; white (go pieces)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
to dye; to colour; to color
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
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
many; much; plenty; hardly
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
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.
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash