this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
mask; disguise; guise; mask
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
suffix for familiar person
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
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.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
then; well; so; well then
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)