indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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.
10th day of the month; ten days
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
two parts; two copies; the second part
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm