(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
all; entire; whole; altogether
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
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
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
time; hour; period; class
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question