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
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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 rescue from; to help out of; to save
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
convenient; handy; useful
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)