indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
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.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
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.
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
honorific/polite/humble prefix
please (give me); please (do for me)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
like this; this sort; this way
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience