everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
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.
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
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
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
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
number one; first; best; most; game; round
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
of course; certainly; naturally
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding