in that way; thus; so; so?
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 say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
senior high school student
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
necromancer (esp. a blind female in northeastern Honshu); medium; shaman
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
rather; better; instead; if anything
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) 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.
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)