big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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 cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
it's been a long time; long time no see
rule over the whole country
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
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
reason; cause; circumstances
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely