silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
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
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
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.
mousseline de laine; light woollen fabric; moth; moss
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
dogfight; dogfighting; fighting dog
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...