mass communication; mass media
by means of; due to; because of; according to
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
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
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
time; hour; period; class
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
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.
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
each; (arch.) you (plural)
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
in that way; thus; so; so?
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.)
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to take a breath; to take a short rest
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
lowly people (Edo period); eta
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight