at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
suffix for familiar person
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
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 cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)