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; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
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; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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 country); big man; boss; buddy
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
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
you said; he said; even if; 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 ...-ed; to be ...-ed
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
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō 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