thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
combat techniques; combat skills; fighting techniques
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
how; in what way; how about
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
don't you think?; indicates question
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to