demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
research office; research division; inquiry section
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
headquarters; head office; main office
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
Imperial Household Agency
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
every place; various places
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
spirit power; magical power
perception; sensing; noticing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
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.
many; much; plenty; hardly
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted