light; lamp; obsolete unit of luminous intensity (approx. 1.0067 candela)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
suffix for familiar person
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.
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
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
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
brilliant; bright; dazzling
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
defense; defence; protection
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
counter for wheels and flowers
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad