circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
time; hour; period; class
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
pupil; student; schoolchild
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to face; to go towards; to head towards
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
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 write down; to record; to register
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change