water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
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
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
royal castle; imperial castle
deep inside; innermost place
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
choice; selection; option
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
emperor (of Japan); mikado
confrontation; opposition; antagonism