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
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
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
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
group; bunch; crowd; group
together with; same; both; all; including ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
incident; affair; happening; event
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
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 go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
of course; certainly; naturally