confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to keep in mind; to memorize
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
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
adds force or indicates command
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
like; similar to; same as
criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
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.
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)