light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
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
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 make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
in comparison to; rather than
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
language of flowers; floriography; flower symbolism, e.g. red roses mean love
danger; peril; hazard; risk
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward