magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
banning of books; banned book
catalogue; catalog; list of betrothal presents; gift register; (table of) contents; certificate of initiation
7th day of the month; seven days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata
management; administration; operation
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
university town; college town
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
pupil; student; schoolchild
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
in unison; as one; united
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
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
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
existence; being; presence
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
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.