reading aloud; recitation
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
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
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.
please (give me); please (do for me)
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
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 sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
convenient; handy; useful
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
counter for books; volume
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to carry around; to carry on one's person
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous