book; volume; this; present; main; head
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to look after (often medically); to take care of
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
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
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
frequent; densely packed; thick
action of making something; -ification
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
serious; not joking; straight
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
door; gate; opening; title page
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally