hello; good day; good afternoon
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, 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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from now; from this moment; henceforth
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
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
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days