to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
adds force or indicates command
wood (for building); lumber; timber
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
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
in this way; thus; such; uh...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?