chief; main; principal; important
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
one's family; family member
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
how; in what way; how about
family; relatives; dependents; household
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 tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
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
(present) head of a family
riches and honours (honors); wealth and rank
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
older brother; elder brother
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
wet nurse; nursing mother
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
private tutor; coach; governess
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
the same; the said; likewise
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
older sister; elder sister
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to pass (of time); to elapse
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)