expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
diversion to military use
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.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
Chen (ancient Chinese state; approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (of China; 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
pleased to make your acquaintance
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.
mission; delegation; mission (assignment); (religious) mission; mission school; transmission (in a motor vehicle)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
destruction; annihilation; extermination
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink