now; the present time; just now; another; more
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
sphere; circle; range; category
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
traditional; conventional
to take over; to hand over
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
form; shape; figure; visage
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
drama; play; powerful drug
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
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
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
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.)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
program (e.g. TV); programme
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
making-of; behind-the-scenes; making; creating
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused