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
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
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 unfold; to unroll; to open
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
legendary beast; magical beast
now; the present time; just now; another; more
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
how; in what way; how about
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly