everything; anything; nothing
Homage to the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha); oh no!; good heavens!; oops
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
how; in what way; how about
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara; Edo period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; lord steward (formerly the fifth court rank)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
various countries; various regions; various provinces
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
still (continuing); as ever; further
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement