hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
triumphant return; returning in triumph
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
silence; stillness; quietness
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
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.
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
being filled with; being full of; permeation
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
moving about; stirring about
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance