preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
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 twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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.)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
duty; obligation; responsibility
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
rather than; more ... than ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to