end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
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
(medical) doctor; physician
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
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 look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
cross; crossed; cruciform
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
chalk (mineral); white wall
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
door; gate; opening; title page
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
chair; stool; post; office; position
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself