indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
(police) detective; criminal matter
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 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 walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
section manager; section chief
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
form; shape; figure; visage
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
please (give me); please (do for me)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?