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
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
again; once more; a second time
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
light; faint; pale; fleeting
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
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
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
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 prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to rock; to shake; to swing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
near; nearby; not far off