human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
devil; evil spirit; genie
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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 rescue from; to help out of; to save
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
just one person; only one
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
emperor (of Japan); mikado
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
tradition; legend; folklore
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
order of chivalry; chivalric order
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
restive bull (esp. in bull riding)
to be worried; to be troubled
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
duty; function; office; mission; task
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)