indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
head; lead; vanguard; first
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
leader (of an alliance); leading power
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to compete; to bid; to sell at auction
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something