iron man; strong man; (steel-clad) robot
defence forces; defence corps
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
embarkation; boarding (a ship or aircraft)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
sorry; excuse me; thank you
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
river; stream; River; the ... river
second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign
how; in what way; how about
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except