Macintosh (personal computer); mackintosh (coat)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
gem; jewel; precious stone
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.
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
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
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.)
fort; stronghold; fortification
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to be erected; to be built
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
(period of) a year; during an era
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage