teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
older sister; elder sister
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
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
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
because of; owing to; due to
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to like; to love; to be fond of
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
suffix for familiar person
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need