to hate each other; to hate mutually
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
snake; serpent; large snake
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
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
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.)
sincerity; true heart; devotion
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
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 eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop