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
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
rampancy; prevalence; domination
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
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.
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
increase in activity; activation
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality