man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
leader of a delegation (body, party)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
idea (in Platonic thought)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
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
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
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.)