present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
society; public; community; social studies
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
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.
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to wield a baton; to swing a baton; to lead; to direct; to command
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
traditional; customary; conventional
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)