number one; first; best; most; game; round
beginning; outset; first; onset
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
person from (the planet of)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to become clear; to be made public
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
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 represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
two persons; two people; pair; couple
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
failure; mistake; blunder
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently