domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
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
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
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
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to fly around; to scatter
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
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.
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
now; the present time; just now; another; more
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
senior high school; high school
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
time; hour; period; class
in comparison to; rather than