a long time ago; in those days
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
this world; this life; world of the living
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
imagination; supposition; guess
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
scenery; scene; landscape
myself; yourself; I; me; you
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
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.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)