indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
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 be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
counter for books; volume
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
myself; yourself; I; me; you
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
such ... as; or some such
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine