at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
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
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
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 put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
like this; this sort; this way
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic