time; hour; period; class
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
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
place; situation; position; location
than; from; out of; except; but; more
second day of the month; two days
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
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 watch over; to watch attentively
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward