indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to come into being; to be born
sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
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.
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
decision; determination; resolution
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
author; writer; novelist; artist
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience