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
serialization; serialisation; serial story
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
having said that; on the other hand
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
two (long cylindrical things)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage