this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
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.
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
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.)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
slim; slender; slight; delicate
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to name; to call; to christen; to term
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
righteousness; justice; right
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda