today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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 watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)