today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
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)
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
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.)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
yin-yang diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon; positive and negative (magnetic poles, electric terminals, etc.); cathode and anode
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, 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 kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
amphiaster; diaster; double star; visual double
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis