to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to publish a book; to put out a book
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to pass (of time); to elapse
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
in the meanwhile; during the time
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
gas station; petrol station; rock band; ground staff; giant slalom; GS
Trans-Pacific Partnership; Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement; TPP
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
ripple (on water); wavelet
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.
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
postponement; deferment; adjournment
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
postscript; PS; P.S.; pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft