if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
bass range (in Japanese music); six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
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.)
with a single blow; with one stroke
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
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 slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
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
battlefield; battleground
to run about; to rush about
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
really; truly; indeed; good grief
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence