illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
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
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.
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
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
surroundings; environs; circumference
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
minimum; at the very least
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to throw open; to leave open
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
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
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
in that way; thus; so; so?