this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
writing vertically; vertical writing
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
about; on; regarding; per; for every
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
very loose; slowly; leisurely
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
one's way (ahead); one's path
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots); balloting
on the occasion of; at the time of
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility