this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
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.
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to pile up; to accumulate
while; during; while; although; all; both
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
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)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become