foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
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.)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
program (e.g. TV); programme
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
honorific/polite/humble prefix
difficult to ...; hard to ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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...
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 recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
producer (film, TV, etc.)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
in that way; thus; so; so?
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
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)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise