selection; choice; picking out
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
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
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 take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
master; teacher; stable master
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to subsist; to keep on living
decision; determination; resolution
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
(another's) daughter; young lady
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
while; during; while; although; all; both
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
one's daughter and heiress
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become