first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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.
commencing with; including
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
from now; from this moment; henceforth
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to face; to go towards; to head towards
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
now; the present time; just now; another; more