to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
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
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 subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
than; from; out of; except; but; more
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
soldier; combatant; warrior
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly