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.
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
function; facility; faculty; feature
putting into operation; invocation
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 ...
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
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.)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport; ride (at a fair, amusement park, etc.); attraction
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final