divine spirit; spirit of the dead
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
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
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
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.
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
family; members of a family
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she