female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
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
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
gene; fanzine; zine; jeans
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
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.
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
dwarf mondo grass (Ophiopogon japonicus)
Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
northern part; the north (of a region)
national border; provincial border
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)