year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
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 wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
image; figure; figure; form; image
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
loveable; very likeable; like very much
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
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
scene; spectacle; sight; view
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to shake; to sway; to waver
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
primary school; elementary school; grade school
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
number one; first; best; most; game; round
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
myself; yourself; I; me; you
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
letter; missive; note; mail
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run