this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
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 drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
inundating a castle; flooding a castle; cutting off a castle's water supply
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
commander; general; leader
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to say; to be called; to do
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
stickiness; viscosity; glutinosity
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
to construct an embankment
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement