calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
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 colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to rock; to shake; to swing
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result