-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
finish; completion; the end
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
righteousness; justice; right
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
un-; non-; negative prefix
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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.
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
adds force or indicates command
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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.)
suffix for familiar person
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
existence; possession; having; limited company
ten; 10; (arch.) book containing a collection of poems
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital