the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
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
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to be found; to be discovered
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
caller; visitor; company; guest
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
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 present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
water's edge; beach; shore
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
four characters; four letters
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember