town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
sorry; excuse me; thank you
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
trouble; bother; annoyance
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
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.)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
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.
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to be silent; to say nothing
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend