bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
water for washing or moistening one's hands
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
pommel horse; side horse; saddled horse
that day; the very same day
addition; increase; Canada
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
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
talk; story; conversation
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
literary world; literary circles
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
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.
here and there; around and about
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial