ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
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
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
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
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
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.
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
already; now; no longer; not any more
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to chase; to run after; to pursue
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another