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
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this world; this life; world of the living
birth; creation; formation
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
autumn breeze; fall breeze
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
serialization; serialisation; serial story
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 consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
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.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point