about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
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.)
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
plants and animals; flora and fauna
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
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.
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
nothing but; except; no more than
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
honorific/polite/humble prefix