this world; this life; world of the living
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
powerful person; influential person
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
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.
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
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 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
(political) power; authority; influence
to serve; to work for; to attend
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga); path in the heavens
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of