indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
war; battle; match; game; competition
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
country-bred; raised in the country
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
existence; being; presence
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 know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
royal capital; imperial capital
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
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 ...
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
in that way; like that; that way
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
secret; private; surreptitious
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to hide; to keep to oneself