large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
food; food products; foodstuffs
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
manga on the theme of male homosexual love
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
book; volume; this; present; main; head
by today; before the day is over
to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!