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
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
coefficient; factor; proportional constant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
Wuhuan (proto-Mongolic nomadic people)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
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.
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
new moon; first day of the lunar month; (in ancient China) next year's calendar and decrees (distributed by the Emperor at year's end)
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)