to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
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 read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
consequence; outcome; result; blame
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
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
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to employ; to hire; to charter
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!