to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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.
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
all present; all concerned; all of us
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
fifth day of the month; five days
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
charges; billing; paying for items in online games
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
government service; the bureaucracy
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)