star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
Lu (Chinese vassal state existing during the Spring and Autumn period)
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
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 hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
by means of; due to; because of; according to
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
than; from; out of; except; but; more
police; police officer; police station
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
lei (garland of flowers); lei (plural of leu; currency of Rumania and Moldova)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
general idea; concept; notion
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...