occasional; infrequent; rare
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
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
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
adds force or indicates command
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
all present; all concerned; all of us
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to say; to be called; to do
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
unique thing; best on earth