bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
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
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
high mountain; alpine mountain
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
your will; your wishes; your request
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
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 say; to tell; to state; to do
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(period of) a year; during an era
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned