match; game; bout; contest
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
permission; approval; authorization; license
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
instant; moment; for an instant
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
to come and go; to go back and forth
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
ten; 10; ten years of age
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.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
snake; serpent; large snake
honorific/polite/humble prefix
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
president (of a society); chairman