too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
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
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
comparatively; relatively
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
god king; god-king; guardian deity
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
people; men and women; each person; everybody
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 want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
high and low (social standing)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
than; from; out of; except; but; more
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common