this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
probability; likelihood; chances
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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 let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
perception; sensing; noticing
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
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.)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
cooking program; cookery show
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use