state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
Aaron; Aaron (brother of Moses)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
under 1 year old (of a baby); (lit.) 0 years old
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
percent; per cent; percentage
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
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 receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
contract; compact; agreement
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
... years old; age (of) ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be found; to be discovered
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
little by little; bit by bit
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
household economy; family finances