educational institution; school; academy; campus
defense; defence; protection
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
already; now; no longer; not any more
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
super hero play; playacting as action heroes
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
step; stride; counter for steps
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
suffix for familiar person
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 rescue from; to help out of; to save
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
all present; all concerned; all of us
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
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
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
number one; first; best; most; game; round