meteor; shooting star; falling star
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
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
please; somehow or other; one way or another
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
many; a lot; much; multitude
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
after that; afterwards; thereafter
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation