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
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
home; household; family; hearth
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
nothing but; except; no more than
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
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 accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)