beginning; outset; first; onset
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
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in one's own way or style
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
training; drill; practice; discipline
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
genius; prodigy; natural gift
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
long military service; having experienced many battles
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
myself; yourself; I; me; you
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
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.
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)