to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
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
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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 open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
shoji (paper sliding door)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
silence; stillness; quietness
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to die out; to become extinct
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer