to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
district; section; sector
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
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
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
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.
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
prime field; figurine (used in modeling, dollmaking, etc.)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air