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.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
wound (suffered in a fight)
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 carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
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
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about