yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to be called; to do
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
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
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
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.
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
spirit world; underworld; the next world
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
family; relatives; dependents; household
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
action of making something; -ification
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
of course; certainly; naturally
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)