indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
port city; harbor city; harbour city
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
5th day of the month; five days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
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 hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
black; dark; dark; shady; noir
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
defeating in an instant; instant kill
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
dungeon; dungeon (in an RPG or video game); (underground) labyrinth
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
suffix for familiar person
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
allergy; aversion (to); strong distaste (for)