prefix for forming ordinal numbers
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
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
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
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 dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
while; during; while; although; all; both
school building; schoolhouse
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
bento; Japanese box lunch
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to be hairy (person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (person); to be dull
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
one example of (when there are more examples)
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to feel; to sense; to experience
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere