preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
homecoming; return to one's home
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
suffix for familiar person
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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 ...
to fly around; to scatter
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
by means of; due to; because of; according to
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid