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
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
people; men and women; each person; everybody
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
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.
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
consumer; ordinary citizen; stakeholder; person who lives on (e.g. situation, income, place)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
Japanese pronunciation of a kanji (based on adopted Chinese pronunciations)
dukedom; duchy; principality
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
federal government (e.g. USA, Australia, Mexico, Germany, Canada)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
outbreak of war; starting a war
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict