Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
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.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
meaning; significance; sense
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
in that way; thus; so; so?
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
book; volume; this; present; main; head
favourite book; favorite book
representative; exemplary; model
writer of children's stories
Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)
railroad; railway; rail transport
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something