program (e.g. TV); programme
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
d button; data button; button on a TV remote control for accessing programme information, weather, traffic, etc.
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 push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
soldier; combatant; warrior
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture); Yamato (battleship)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to make an appeal; to urge
pennant on a boat showing wind direction; weather vane; round roof tile (for gables); remiges; flight feathers
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh