centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
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
front; frontage; facade; main
door; gate; opening; title page
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to jar; to creak; to grate
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
ten; 10; ten years of age
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
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.
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
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.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
again; once more; a second time
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
space; interval; space character; whitespace