indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
war; battle; match; game; competition
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
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
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
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 be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
royal capital; imperial capital
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
in that way; like that; that way
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
secret; private; surreptitious
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to hide; to keep to oneself