I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to serve; to work for; to attend
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.)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
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.
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
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
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
time; hour; period; class
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
than; from; out of; except; but; more
eighth day of the month; eight days
that day; the very same day
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)