spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
woman; female; feminine gender
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
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.
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")