to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
now; the present time; just now; another; more
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
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
acceleration; speeding up
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
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.
beforehand; in advance; previously
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
genuine; authentic; true; real
body; physical system; (the) person
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
older brother; elder brother
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
ninefold; imperial palace; the Court
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary