four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
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
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
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.
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in succession; one by one
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
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
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to hold fast; to protect to the end
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
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
by means of; due to; because of; according to
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to