today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
story; tale; talk; discussion
around the world; throughout the world
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
beginning; outset; first; onset
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.
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
tail (animal); tail end; tip
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
one day; (on) a certain day
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
number one; first; best; most; game; round
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight