this occasion; at this time; now
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
help; assistance; service
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to say; to tell; to state; to do
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
black; dark; dark; shady; noir
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
number one; first; best; most; game; round
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase