parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
long hit; slugging; extra-base hit
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
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.)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
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
foundation stone; cornerstone
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.
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
disintegration; self-destruction
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
two times; twice; two degrees
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
honorific/polite/humble prefix
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo