gathering of talented people; group of geniuses
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
library; book collection; paperback book
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
will; testament; last request
secret story; unknown episode
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
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.)
firm; strong; solid; stable
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
court lady; lady-in-waiting