railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
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 use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
putting into operation; invocation
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
breath; breathing; tone; mood