indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
royal capital; imperial capital
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
receptionist; reception woman
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
posture; position; stance
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
spreading the legs (wide apart); opening the legs
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonica)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
unexpectedly; surprisingly
distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to