producer (film, TV, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
elementary and middle schools
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
sage; wise man; philosopher; sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
original author (of a work)
sub-; second-rate; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
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.
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
cast (of a film, play, etc.); cast member; casting (a line); casting (video, audio, etc.); (type) casting
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about