hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
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
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
in comparison to; rather than
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
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.
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
whip (cream, etc.); whipping; to whip; to whisk
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to mix; to blend; to combine
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then