anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
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
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
head; brains; intellect; understanding
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, 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 think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
until now; so far; up to the present
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
electronic transmission (of data)
magnetism; magnetic force
repellent force; resiliency; elasticity