first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
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 dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
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
people; men and women; each person; everybody
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
great plain; prairie; steppe; hahahaha; LMAO; ROFL
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
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 till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for