(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
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 raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence