department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
successor; replacement; second wife
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
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
older brother; elder brother
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
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 want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
how; in what way; how about
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
chalice (for Holy Communion); Holy Chalice; Holy Grail
war; fighting; fierce competition
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
devotion; attachment; infatuation
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
tree as seen in winter (esp. a barren deciduous tree); evergreen tree
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives