indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
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 put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
cat ears; nekomimi; character with cat ears; ears with soft earwax that has a slight smell
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
continuation; succession; series; continuous
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
really; truly; indeed; good grief
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so