only; merely; nothing but; no more than ; approximately; about ; just (finished, etc.) ; as if to; (as though) about to; going to; on the point of; at any minute ; indicates emphasis ; always; constantly
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to scour; to scrub; to brush (teeth); to grind (e.g. a lens) ; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone; to polish (up); to cultivate (one's character)
to turn; to rotate; to spin; to twist; to gyrate ; to pass around; to send around; to hand around; to circulate ; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to bring; to transfer; to forward; to direct; to submit ; to turn (to a new use); to use (for something else) ; to turn on (something that turns or has a rotating part, e.g. a washing machine); to start up (e.g. an engine); to give (something) a spin ; to put (someone in a position); to make (e.g. an enemy of) ; to ... around (e.g. chase, fool, play); to do all over; to do everywhere; to do completely ; to surround (something) with; to enclose with ; to put (an arm) around (e.g. someone's waist); to reach around ; to invest (money); to lend
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to carry under one's arm; to hold (one's head) in one's hands ; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to be burdened with (e.g. care of a family member); to have (children, etc.) to provide for ; to employ; to have (on one's staff); to hire
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of) ; apart from... (used to change the topic) ; even (e.g. "not even a single person") ; thinking that...; trying to...
to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond ; to pass (of time); to elapse ; to have expired; to have ended; to be over ; to exceed; to surpass; to be above ; to be no more than ... ; to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...
explanation of a picture ; explanation by means of pictures ; explanation (of an incident, one's reasoning, etc.); unravelling (a mystery); clearing up; solving
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; stand ; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; dancing platform ; stage prop fashioned after a large building ; framework (of a building); foundation ; house (esp. a small and miserable one)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected ; urgent; pressing ; steep; sharp; precipitous ; rapid; swift; fast ; emergency; crisis; danger ; urgency; hurrying; haste ; (in gagaku or noh) end of a song
thing; object; article; stuff; substance ; one's things; possessions; property; belongings ; things; something; anything; everything; nothing ; quality ; reason; the way of things ; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen ; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ... ; cause of ...; cause for ... ; somehow; somewhat; for some reason ; really; truly