prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
life; living; I; me; student
chapter one; first chapter
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to have a meal; to take a meal
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
custom; habit; customary practice
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
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.
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date