human being; human; person; character (of a person)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
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
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
by means of; due to; because of; according to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
suffix for familiar person
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
older brother; elder brother
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
infection; contagion; becoming infected
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
founder; originator; pioneer
directly under; falling perpendicularly
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
than; from; out of; except; but; more
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
district; section; sector
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh