pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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 prowl after; to keep watch on
alien (from another planet)
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
by means of; due to; because of; according to
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
orders; instructions; directive; command
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
all parts; various parts; every department
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!