today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
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.
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
now known as; renamed as; examination; inspection; investigation
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
full of troubles, difficulties
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
under the orders of; by order (command)
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
to say; to be called; to do
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
footwear; footgear; shoes
to do; to perform; to carry out; (arch.) to serve; (arch.) to wait upon; (arch.) to attend