amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
danger; peril; hazard; risk
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
(projection) screen; the silver screen; the film world; movies
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
theatre; theater; playhouse
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
internal organ; viscera; gut
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
why; how; for what reason
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
suffix for familiar person
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")