end; close; conclusion; termination
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
desolate field; withered field
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
river; stream; River; the ... river
library; book collection; paperback book
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
anything and everything; just about everything
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
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
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
to live; to reside; to inhabit
(the) haves; those who have
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you