indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
... years old; age (of) ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
resigning from a company on marriage (of a woman)
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.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
breaking off an engagement
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
reinstatement; reappointment
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 recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
within; inside of; less than
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
bargain sale; selling cheaply; selling at a low price; giving out (too) readily; handing out freely; selling (oneself) short
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender one's body