mwahahaha (evil laughter)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
honorific/polite/humble prefix
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
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
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
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 blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet