(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
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular