expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
martial arts stadium; (Nippon) Budokan (indoor arena in Tokyo)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
beloved child; dear child
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
all present; all concerned; all of us
honorific/polite/humble prefix
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)