name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
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.
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
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.)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
king; king; king (chess piece)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
queen; queen; queen (chess piece); Queen (highest title for female players in competitive karuta)
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound