prefix for forming ordinal numbers
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
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
commander; general; leader
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
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 throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
in comparison to; rather than
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
care; precaution; guarding; caution
please (give me); please (do for me)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing