to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this world; this life; world of the living
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
scenery; scene; landscape
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on