indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
environment; surroundings; circumstances
as (for); for; in the capacity of
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
rightly; properly; moderately
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
several people; a few people
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
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.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
men and women of all ages
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
calm; composed; cool; quiet