too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
mask; disguise; guise; mask
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
opening ceremony (of the school term)
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
honorific/polite/humble prefix
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth