place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
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.)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
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
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
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 (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
excursion; field trip; school trip
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
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)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous