first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
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.
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
at; in; at; when; by; with
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
in the meanwhile; during the time
to get between; to be caught in
each; (arch.) you (plural)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
jewel; precious stone; gem
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)