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
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
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 (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
one star (rating); evening star; morning star
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
people; men and women; each person; everybody
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
in general; generally; usually
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
must not; should not; do not
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
than; from; out of; except; but; more
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
young noblewoman; princess
strategist; tactician; schemer
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
Mars (Roman god); Mars (planet)