indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to steal; to rob; to take away
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
that; the matter in question
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 try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
parliamentarian; member of a congress
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
one's original family name; maiden name
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life