door; gate; opening; title page
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 strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
draft; rough copy; highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
operation; functioning; running
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
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
Kamen Rider (TV series, the titular character)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
family; members of a family
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
place to die; place of death
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
don't you think?; indicates question
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)