human being; human; person; character (of a person)
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
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
action of making something; -ification
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.
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
not yet known; unknown; strange
material; substance; matter
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
combination; union; binding; bond
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
piece; fragment; one (object)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
absorption; suction; attraction
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
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
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!