at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
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 teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
honorific/polite/humble prefix
master; teacher; stable master
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
considerably; greatly; a lot
grandfather; male senior-citizen
now; the present time; just now; another; more
how; in what way; how about
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.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
just one person; only one