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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
Japanese person; Japanese people
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
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 hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
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 ...
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
mission; delegation; transmission
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
now; the present time; just now; another; more
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
training; drill; practice; discipline
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
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
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style