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
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
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
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
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 take over; to hand over
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
god of death; death deity; Death
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
curse; spell; malediction
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)