indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
all; entire; whole; altogether
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hey there; I say; see here
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
now; the present time; just now; another; more
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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.
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
Mushishi (manga series by Yuki Urushibara)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!