(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
theatre; theater; playhouse
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
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 check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
middle of the night; dead of night
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial