(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
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
name; given name; first name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
white stone; white (go pieces)
suicide by jumping (e.g. from a tall building)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
discovery; detection; finding
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
poisoning; kill by poison
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
(medical) doctor; physician
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
bishop wood (Bischofia javanica); barked tree; red tree
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to