indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
... years old; age (of) ...
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
confidence; trust; faith; credit
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
having absolutely nothing (left); being out of everything; absolutely nothing
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
one day; (on) a certain day
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
somehow; for some reason or other
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
ancestor; forefather; foremother
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic