house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
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
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
such; like that; that sort of; very
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
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.
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
ancestor; forefather; foremother
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
family; relatives; dependents; household
(together) with; -wide; including
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)