theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
one plate (of food); one dish; one helping
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
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 lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed