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
police officer; policeman; policewoman
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
discovery; detection; finding
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
female university student; female college student
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
party; social event; get-together; compa (Haitian dance music); konpa; kompa
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to thrust before; to thrust at
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others