amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
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 topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
danger; peril; hazard; risk
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
birth; creation; formation
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
(projection) screen; the silver screen; the film world; movies
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
theatre; theater; playhouse
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
adds force or indicates command
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
internal organ; viscera; gut
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
suffix for familiar person
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)