at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
suspicion (of others); jealousy
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
anything and everything; just about everything
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 believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be talked about behind one's back
while; during; while; although; all; both
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in comparison to; rather than
two persons; two people; pair; couple
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
beginning; outset; first; onset
study; diligence; discount; reduction
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
in one's own way or style
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of