too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
in this way; thus; such; uh...
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
how; in what way; how about
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
workshop; studio; atelier
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
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
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 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
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
fee; charge; rate; material
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
don't you think?; indicates question
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
while; during; while; although; all; both
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
association; society; organization; organisation
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing