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
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the very best; excellent; superb
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
convenient; handy; useful
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
ruler; monarch; sovereign
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
leader; guide; mentor; coach
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
of course; certainly; naturally
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
every person; each one; everybody
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
leader of a delegation (body, party)
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
rhyme; lime (tree, fruit) (Citrus aurantifolia); lime (mineral)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
near oneself; close to one; familiar
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
for example; for instance; e.g.
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
Belfast (Northern Ireland, UK)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne