all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
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
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
university town; college town
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
really; truly; indeed; good grief
incompetent person; incapable person; person without legal capacity
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
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 deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
consequence; outcome; result; blame
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration