magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
event; phenomenon; matter
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
interference; intervention; meddling
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
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.
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
superstition; superstitious belief
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
origin; beginning; source
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
general; popular; common; typical
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
multiplication table; times table
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
professor; teaching; instruction
by means of; due to; because of; according to
systematization; systematisation; organization; organisation
establishment; settlement