sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
breath; breathing; tone; mood
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 smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
moisture; humidity; dampness
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to move forward; to move on
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something