I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
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
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
unwanted child; shunned child
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
patriarch; head of a family
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
pride; boast; credit (to)
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to make (someone) learn; to be accustomed to ...; to be used to ...; to always ...
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
two (long cylindrical things)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
adds force or indicates command
random-access memory; RAM
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
older sister; lass; young lady
to follow another's example
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post