indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
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 correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
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
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
Hyūga (former province located in present-day Miyazaki Prefecture); Hyūga (city)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
abnormal behavior (behaviour)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
main cause; primary factor
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
lively group (usu. young people); dynamic bunch; group (art)
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand (each other); to comprehend
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...