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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
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.
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to pass (of time); to elapse
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
discovery; detection; finding
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
item; something that one "just has to have"
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy