again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
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
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
seizure; attachment; foreclosure
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
in that way; thus; so; so?
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
how; in what way; how about
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
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
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...