indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
by means of; due to; because of; according to
this world; this life; world of the living
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
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
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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 wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
omen; sign; notice; indication
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
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
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
internal organ; viscera; gut
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
shell (e.g. electron shell)
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!