to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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 throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
name; given name; first name
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
ten; 10; ten years of age
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure