showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
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
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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.
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
sunlight; rays of the Sun
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
chair; stool; post; office; position
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)