important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
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.
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
accurate; correct; precise; exact
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to stand under a waterfall (as spiritual training)
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
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.)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
three; three years of age
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil