library; book collection; paperback book
hot water (for drinking); tea; bath; bathhouse
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
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
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
the other night; a few nights ago
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
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 strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be smeared; to be covered
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be muddy; to be slushy
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
both hands; both arms; ten
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
rebounding; recovery; repercussions; tomboy; rashness; incautiousness
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to overdo; to do too much
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to pass by (time); to hit too much
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do