indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
eternity; perpetuity; immortality; lifetime title holder (in shogi, go, etc.)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
management; administration; operation
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
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 remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power