source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
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
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
utmost limit; extremity; result
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
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 search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series