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.)
match (to light fire with)
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.
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
now; the present time; just now; another; more
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
such ... as; or some such
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
than; from; out of; except; but; more
(some) more; even more; longer; further
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
shore; bank (of a body of water)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
name; given name; first name
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
honorific/polite/humble prefix