indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
toil; drudgery; penal servitude; imprisonment (with hard labour)
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 impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
that is to say; so that means
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
don't you think?; indicates question
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to indicate; to show; to point to
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation