inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
because of; owing to; due to
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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.
dozens; scores of; decades
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to live; to make a living; to get on with
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
such; this sort of; like this
practice; practising; training; study
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training