chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
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
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
decision; determination; resolution
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
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
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
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 turn towards; to point
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
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)