to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
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
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
river; stream; River; the ... river
low-rise (architecture); low-level; low-class
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
two persons; two people; pair; couple
at; in; at; when; by; with; 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.
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you