skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
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
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 make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
instant; moment; for an instant
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
boarder; boarding student
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
ten best people (in a particular field)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's