splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
d button; data button; button on a TV remote control for accessing programme information, weather, traffic, etc.
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
participation; joining; entry; adherence
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
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 call; to summon; to send for; to call together
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
useful thing; usable article
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
supporting; shoring up; promotion; propping-up; jacking-up; manipulation
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
sad; wretched; deplorable
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort