indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
reflective water surface; reflecting water
bridge (road, railway, ship, etc.); (contact) bridge; Seven Bridge (Japanese rummy game); bridge; bridge (of a pair of glasses); bridge (in wrestling); bridge (circuit)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
after a long time; for the first time in a while
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
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
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
since; henceforth; ever since
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
existence; being; presence
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
chance; opportunity; occasion
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 abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
secret information; intelligence
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned