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 sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
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.
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
number one; first; best; most; game; round
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
weak matcha; light brown (color, colour)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember