myself; yourself; I; me; you
in comparison to; rather than
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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 discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
phosphorescent light; mysterious lights on the sea; sea fire
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
conjurer; magician; illusionist
when it becomes; when it comes to
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
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
mysterious thief; phantom thief
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
truancy; school non-attendance
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
master; teacher; stable master
still; even now; to this day
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker