finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
big snake; (large) serpent
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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.
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to find out; to discover; to locate
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible