black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
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
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts 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 get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
promotion (school, military, etc.)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
sunlight; rays of the Sun
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
surroundings; environs; circumference
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become