everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
now; the present time; just now; another; more
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
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
suffix for familiar person
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
two persons; two people; pair; couple
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
older sister and younger brother
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)