misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be fated to; be linked by fate
older brother; elder brother
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
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Japanese person; Japanese people
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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 aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
training; drill; practice; discipline
holding on to; sticking to
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
mission; delegation; transmission
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
that; the matter in question
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least