prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
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 think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
magic sword; cursed sword
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
while; during; while; although; all; both
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
enemy encounter; encounter (with); running into; coming across
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to be able to manage somehow or other
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type