port city; harbor city; harbour city
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
one thin flat object; one sheet
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
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
countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet
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 stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to lean against; to set against
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
receptionist; reception woman
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
story; tale; talk; discussion
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...