one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
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
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
posterity; future life; life to come
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
birth; creation; formation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do