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
villain; baddie; the villain's part
(your) daughter; young woman
flag; tag indicating a future role or status for a character in anime, games, etc. (e.g. death, love, survival)
only; merely; but; no more than
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
antiquity; the previous era
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
script; screenplay; scenario
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
royal capital; imperial capital
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine