indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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 come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant