Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
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...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
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.)
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
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
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
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 aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...