food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
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
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
any more; any further; any better; any longer
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
in that way; thus; so; so?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)