star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
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 let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
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
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to