time; hour; period; class
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
just a minute; small quantity
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
six; sixth (interval, chord)
dukedom; duchy; principality
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
race (of people); type of person
future (usually near); prospects
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
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 carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
participation; joining; entry; adherence
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
light; right; right field; right fielder
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to blame; to find fault with