thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
and yet; though; when; in spite of
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
existence; possession; having; limited company
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
torii; Shinto shrine archway
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
stairs; stairway; staircase
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
as (for); for; in the capacity of
in this way; thus; such; uh...
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
of course; certainly; naturally
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart