royal capital; imperial capital
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to pass (of time); to elapse
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
third day of the month; three days
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to continue to rain or snow
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
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
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to cease; to stop; to be over
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
honorific/polite/humble prefix
study; diligence; discount; reduction
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
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.
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like