things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
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
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
how; in what way; how about
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
enterprise; business; company; corporation
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to watch over; to watch attentively
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
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.
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
bank; banking institution
general resemblance; being largely the same; uniting with a common goal; Daidō era (806.5.18-810.9.19)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
number of persons; personnel
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization