house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
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
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
older brother; elder brother
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
loveable; very likeable; like very much
(present) head of a family
collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
retainer; attendant; escort
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
follower; attendant; valet; servant
descendant; posterity; offspring
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine