to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
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
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
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.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!