he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to blow out; to spout out
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
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
adds force or indicates command
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
head; lead; vanguard; first
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
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 put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do