indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
even though; despite; when
store interior; inside of a shop
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
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
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
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 defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to cense; to burn incense
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
scene; spectacle; sight; view
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago