human being; human; person; character (of a person)
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.
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to use up all one's strength; to die
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
don't you think?; indicates question
internal organ; viscera; gut
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm