indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
emperor; living god; god incarnate; miracle-working god (who appears as the occasion demands)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
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.
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to become poor; to be poor
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
high and low (social standing)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
all things in nature; the whole creation
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
authority; power; function
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do