shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
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
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
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 make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
development; exploitation
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
advanced materials; new high-tech materials
to have an eye on; to zero in on
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to find out; to discover; to locate
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
myself; yourself; I; me; you
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income