indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
ringlets; ringlet curls; sausage curls
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
two trees; sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
quiet; calm; leisurely; distant; far-off; boundless
party; set; gang; company; person
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
president (of a society); chairman
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
handsome young man; Adonis
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
(someone else's) child; child; kid
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way