indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
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)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
please be careful; please take care
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
absence; disregard; indifference
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable