tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
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 take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
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
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
again; once more; a second time
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
light; faint; pale; fleeting
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
solitude; loneliness; isolation
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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.)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question