to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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 be surprised; to be astonished
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
all times and places; all ages and countries
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
honorific/polite/humble prefix
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
non-achievement (of a goal); failing to achieve
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to do together; to share; to participate in