present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
third day of the month; three days
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
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
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
one grade; first-class; primary
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
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
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
now; the present time; just now; another; more