latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
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
electric car; electric vehicle
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
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.
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
troubled times; turbulent times
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to run about; to rush about
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding