what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at once; immediately; right now
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off