binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
God; god; ace; king; superior person
name; given name; first name
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
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 use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
don't you think?; indicates question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
really; truly; indeed; good grief
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking