(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
bank; banking institution
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
society; the world; the times
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
had better ...; had better not ...
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
American; American-style (weak) drip coffee
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
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
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
serious condition; critical condition
honorific/polite/humble prefix
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather