hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
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.
control; management (e.g. of a business)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
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
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
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
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
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.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
in that way; thus; so; so?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
cooperation; collaboration
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision