mask; disguise; guise; mask
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
three; three years of age
occurrence; happening; incident; event
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
ankh (hieroglyphic symbol for life)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
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 throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
honorific/polite/humble prefix
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
vital; lively; energetic; vital signs
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
medical history; case history; clinical history
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
now; the present time; just now; another; more
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
difference; variation; difference
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision