above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
headquarters; head office; main office
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
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
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
troops; group members; team members
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to face; to go towards; to head towards
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
duty; function; office; mission; task
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
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 raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...