annotation; explanatory note; comment
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
theatre; theater; playhouse
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
court lady; lady-in-waiting