producer (film, TV, 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
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
sage; wise man; philosopher; sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
original author (of a work)
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
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.
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)