to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
Democratic Party of Japan
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
suddenly; all of a sudden
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
in that way; thus; so; so?
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do