head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
royal capital; imperial capital
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
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 ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
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 serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
article; item; thing; goods; wares
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
creation; generation; formation; derivation
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts