mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
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
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
weave; weaving; woven item
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be erected; to be built
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
tension; mental strain; nervousness
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
by means of; due to; because of; according to
such ... as; or some such
inside one's heart; in one's mind