rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
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
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
health; healthy; sound; fit
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
myself; yourself; I; me; you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
phi; diameter (units assumed, esp. mm)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
living by oneself; living alone
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few