ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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 swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
to run up to; to rush over
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")