expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
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
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
thought; consideration; thinking
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.
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to concern; to be related
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be found; to be discovered
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...