ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
honorific/polite/humble prefix
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
I see; that's right; indeed
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
armed forces; military; troops
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
two persons; two people; pair; couple
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
duty; function; office; mission; task
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)