honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
Creator (of all things); Maker; God
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
decision of a contest; finals
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
exclusive; attached to; specialist
judge; judgement; decision; judging (a person, situation, etc.); judgement
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
what kind of; what sort of; what
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
the art of giving a brief glimpse (of skin, underwear, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that