head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
Son of God; child of an emperor
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
blood of Christ (Eucharist)
merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
again; once more; a second time
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
determination; resolution
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...