indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
nothing but; except; no more than
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to pretend; to act (as if)
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
use; utilization; utilisation; application
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
progress; advance; improvement; development
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
information; news; report; reward; retribution
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
animated TV show; cartoon
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of