to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
adds force or indicates command
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
I see; that's right; indeed
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
please (give me); please (do for me)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
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.
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to talk; to chat; to chatter
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
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.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity