riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
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
Holy City (e.g. Jerusalem, Mecca)
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
Paloh (Malaysia); Paro (Bhutan)
head (of a university department); chairperson
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
one grade; first-class; primary
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
sun; saint; San (people); son
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
owlet moth (members of the family Noctuidae); noctuid
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
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 surround; to encircle; to enclose
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead