condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
decision; settlement; definition
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
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.
selection; choice; option
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
draw (in competition); tie game
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
God; god; ace; king; superior person
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)