one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
territory; domain; dominion; possession
surroundings; environs; circumference
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.
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
existence; being; presence
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
while; during; while; although; all; both
feminine; womanly; female
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why