cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
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
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
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 border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after