today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
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.
to look around; to survey
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be