at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
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.
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
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
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
be (that) as it may; having said that
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
surroundings; environs; circumference
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question