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
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
by means of; due to; because of; according to
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
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
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture); Yamato (battleship)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown