character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
chief; main; principal; major
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
varna (each of the four Hindu castes)
heat; heating up; becoming more exciting
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
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
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become