and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
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
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
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 go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
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.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to put one's hand on; to touch
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
that is to say; so that means
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
manners; courtesy; etiquette
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
beginning; outset; first; onset
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season