after school (at the end of the day)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to face; to go towards; to head towards
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
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
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
stairs; stairway; staircase
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
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)