prefix for forming ordinal numbers
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
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
opinion; point of view; visual point
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
biological child; one's own child
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
technique; art; skill; move
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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 inherit; to succeed; to take over
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
around the world; throughout the world
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.)
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up