magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
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
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
in comparison to; rather than
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
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.
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
everybody; every last one of them; all
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk