indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
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 anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
time; season; period; phase; stage
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
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.)
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
suffix for familiar person
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
business world; business circles; (the) industry
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work