practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
stairs; stairway; staircase
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
after school (at the end of the day)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
so; therefore; and; (and) then
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.
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
like this; this sort; this way
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
story; tale; talk; discussion
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
complexion; colour; color; blood red
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
at; in; at; when; by; with; so