so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
mask; disguise; guise; mask
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
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 obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
beyond that point; after that
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Sayer; Sayour; Sayre; Syer
mho (unit of conductance)
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
ankh (hieroglyphic symbol for life)
suffix for familiar person
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation