recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
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
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
than; from; out of; except; but; more
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
to grow up; to become an adult
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
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 make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute