this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
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
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
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 search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to apologize; to apologise
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign