if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
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 carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
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
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
graphics; graphic; graphic magazine; pictorial magazine
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
expression; presentation; representation; notation
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
scene; spectacle; sight; view
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
difficult to ...; hard to ...
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
one thin flat object; one sheet
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on