country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
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
Dragon King; promoted rook
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
document; official papers
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
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 peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to gather; to collect; to assemble
virtuous cycle; virtuous circle
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
pending question; unresolved problem
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that