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
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
rug; lag (esp. in online gaming)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
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.
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
instability; insecurity; crankiness
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
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
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward