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
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
Uranus (Greek god); Uranus (planet)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
Neptune (Roman god); Neptune (planet)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
even if not; even without
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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 rescue from; to help out of; to save
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
how can (one) do something
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage