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)
commander; general; leader
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
one grade; first-class; primary
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
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
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
silence; stillness; quietness
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
government office; agency; board
government office building
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
secretary (government); director; chief
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
silence (not speaking); muteness
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on