if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
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
door; gate; opening; title page
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
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.
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
living; lifestyle; living room
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
kitchen; financial situation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold