book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
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
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
considerably; fairly; quite
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
feeling; sense; impression
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
now; the present time; just now; another; more
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
in that way; thus; so; so?
utmost limits; extremity; limit
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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 raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
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 differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
after school (at the end of the day)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become