armour (e.g. tank); armor
emperor (of Japan); mikado
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
extract; excerpt; selection
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
group; bunch; crowd; group
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
pursuer; pursuing party; posse; (arch.) tailwind; (arch.) favorable wind; (arch.) fair wind
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need