this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
writing vertically; vertical writing
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
by means of; due to; because of; according to
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
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
difference; disparity; gap
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
after school (at the end of the day)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
kerygma; proclaiming the gospel in Christianity
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); (arch.) countryside
senior high school; high school
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
this world; this life; world of the living
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
unfairness; injustice; partiality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
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 prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding