stylus; phonograph needle
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.
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
raising and lowering; loading and unloading
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
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
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
rest; break; recess; intermission
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
kitchen; financial situation
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to make coffee; to brew coffee
myself; yourself; I; me; you
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff