to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
such ... as; or some such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
don't you think?; indicates question
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
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
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
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.
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to complain; to make a complaint
while; during; while; although; all; both
to assort; to classify; to journalize (in accounting); to journalise
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.)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
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)