character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
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
in this way; thus; such; uh...
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
consequence; outcome; result; blame
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
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.)
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
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 send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer
mistress; lover; prostitute
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
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
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to face; to go towards; to head towards
schoolgirl; female student