be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
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.
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
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
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
young person; youth; young
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
in that way; thus; so; so?
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
tradition; legend; folklore