more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
honorific/polite/humble prefix
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
blood vessel; blood relationship
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
promotion (school, military, etc.)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
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.
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case