character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
educational institution; school; academy; campus
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
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
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 wipe the slate clean; to start anew
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
pupil; student; schoolchild
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
right (to do something); authority; power
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
seventh day of the month; seven days
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
(social) position; status
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
adds force or indicates command
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
war; battle; match; game; competition
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...