ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
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
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
loanword; foreign-origin word
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
accurate; correct; precise; exact
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
(religious) faith; belief; creed
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
occasional; infrequent; rare
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
representative; exemplary; model
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
all-inclusive; all-embracing; overall; general