by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
principal object of worship (at a Buddhist temple); principal image; idol; icon; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
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 read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
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.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)