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
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
educational institution; school; academy; campus
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)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
(your) daughter; young woman
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.