once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
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
people; citizens; subjects; folk
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 carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
the whole line; all lines; the whole ship
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
again; once more; a second time
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to explain; to solve; to make clear
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine