large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
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 burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
stylish; smart; (hair) dressed in a Western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion
popular name; common name; given name
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
power; motive power; three-phase electricity
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
research; study; investigation
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
making practical; making useful; implementing
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone