cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
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
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
telephone; telephone number; telephone call; phone call
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
birth; creation; formation
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to name; to call; to christen; to term
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
adds force or indicates command