end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
good; goodness; right; virtue
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
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
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
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 wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
opinion; point of view; visual point
by means of; due to; because of; according to
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work