at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
muddy colored lipstick or rouge
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
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 stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
war; fighting; fierce competition
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
red flame; (solar) prominence
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded