soldier; combatant; warrior
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 represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
almost; roughly; approximately
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
meaning; significance; sense
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
use of the familiar address "kun"; treating someone with familiarity
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)