honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
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 release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
I see; that's right; indeed
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
right?; don't you think?; don't you agree?
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight