gathering of talented people; group of geniuses
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
library; book collection; paperback book
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
book; volume; this; present; main; head
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
writing vertically; vertical writing
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
by means of; due to; because of; according to
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
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
difference; variation; difference
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
in that way; thus; so; so?
conviction; belief; confidence
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted