indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
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.
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
Paloh (Malaysia); Paro (Bhutan)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
older sister; elder sister
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
noble's consort; consort of a prince; consort of a duke; duchess; princess
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian