magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
story; tale; talk; discussion
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
primary school; elementary school; grade school
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
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
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
incident; affair; happening; event
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament