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
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
Saber (Honda sedan); Sabre (jet fighter)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
now; the present time; just now; another; more
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...