indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
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 turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
match; game; bout; contest
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
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
in comparison to; rather than
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time (for a program, programme); broadcasting hours; air time
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
end of a match; end of a game
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
fantastical idea; fanciful notion; bizarre thought
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
broadcast(ing) satellite; BS; satellite television
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
J; j; Japan; joule; jack (playing card); tatami mat (as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm); Japan Professional Football League
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together; at the same time; same; identical
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?