hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
the Alps; range of high mountains
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
feelings; thoughts; meaning
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 succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
people; citizens; subjects; folk
country; territory; domain; realm
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
now; the present time; just now; another; more
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate