small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
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 know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
unidentified flying object; UFO
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
legend; folklore; tradition
soldier; combatant; warrior
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
suffix for familiar person
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
this world; this life; world of the living
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out