another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
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 subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
fortune-telling; divination
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
divining sticks; counting; calculation
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
birth date; date of birth; DOB
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
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 tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
to base something on; to make something the basis
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
settlement out of court; private settlement
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
he; she; that person; (arch.) you