arrangement of stones in a garden
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
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 cave in; to become depressed; to sink
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
comfort when sleeping; feel (of a bed, futon, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
on the occasion of; at the time of
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
temple; shrine; sanctuary
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
homecoming; return to one's home
if it is (the case that ...)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed