dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
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 collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
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
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery