illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
physical condition; state of health
how; in what way; how about
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
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.
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
now; the present time; just now; another; more
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference