biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
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
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
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 borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
seed stock; seed grain; foundation seed; pure breed; original strain; ancestor
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
troops; group members; team members
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
hard struggle; strenuous effort
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
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
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
honorific/polite/humble prefix
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge