one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
evening; early night hours
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
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 dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
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.)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to say; to be called; to do
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
food and (alcoholic) drinks; food eaten with an alcoholic drink; accompaniment to a drink
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
near; close; beside; third person
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
(arch.) person of high rank; (arch.) nobleman; wife of a nobleman
coming home after midnight; person who comes home after midnight
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...