if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
slight; thin; on the weak side
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
body; physical system; (the) person
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
loveable; very likeable; like very much
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed