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
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 ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
mission; delegation; transmission
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
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
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
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
beyond that point; after that
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
reality; actuality; hard fact
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality