indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be in complete attendance
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
ladder form of "high" kanji
hawks; hardline faction; hardliner
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
sorry; excuse me; thank you
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
trouble; bother; annoyance
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
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.)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
two persons; two people; pair; couple
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
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)