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
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
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.
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
people; men and women; each person; everybody
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
very; extremely; excessively
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)