independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
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
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
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
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
infancy; childhood; tender age
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
a Buddha; deceased person
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
existence; possession; having; limited company
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
fortunetelling; divination
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
lack of faith; unbelief; impiety; infidelity
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
though; notwithstanding; although
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
manic depression; mood swing
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
mental; spiritual; emotional
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault