event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
time; hour; period; class
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 shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
Emperor Jimmu; legendary founding Emperor of Japan
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
head; brains; intelligence
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
all; entire; whole; altogether