group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
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 keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
penalty; sentence; punishment
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
town; city; municipal; urban
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
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.)