indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
reality; actuality; hard fact
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
by means of; due to; because of; according to
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
terrestrial (life); land-dwelling
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
don't you think?; indicates question
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to cover fully; to wrap around
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health