this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
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 wear; to be dressed in; to have on
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to keep standing; to stand motionless
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to pass (of time); to elapse
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation