armour (e.g. tank); armor
emperor (of Japan); mikado
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
extract; excerpt; selection
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
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)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
group; bunch; crowd; group
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical