(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
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
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
club activities; extracurricular activities
time; hour; period; class
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
personal feelings; self-interest
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 take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
myself; yourself; I; me; you
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
adds force or indicates command
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
older sister; elder sister
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
senior high school; high school
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
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.)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)