to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
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
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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 throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
name; given name; first name
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
ten; 10; ten years of age
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure