to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
please (give me); please (do for me)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
pleasure; delight; enjoyment; rapid (train)
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
police officer; policeman; policewoman
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
wish; desire; ambition; choice
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
forwarding or transportation industry
driver (of a vehicle); motorist; screwdriver; driver (club); (device) driver
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
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
now; the present time; just now; another; more
matter causing distress; something causing worry
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life