several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
defense; defence; protecting; preventing
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to pitch camp; to set up camp
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
feng shui; fengshui; wind and water
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 in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
family; relatives; dependents; household
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
please (give me); please (do for me)
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!