first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
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 scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
while; during; while; although; all; both
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
miniature; miniature figure; miniature model
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
feeling; sense; impression
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence