Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dragon god; dragon king; naga
Island; insula; island; islet
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
your company; your shrine
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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 open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
adds force or indicates command
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour