indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
commander; general; leader
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 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; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
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 the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to receive; to take; to get someone 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
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
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, ...; wow
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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 (drink)
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; in some respects; in some way
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed