indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Buddhist memorial service
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
feeling; sense; impression
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
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
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
while; during; while; although; all; both
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
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 change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
whistle (sound made with the lips)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
name; given name; first name
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)