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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
honorific/polite/humble prefix
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
strategist; tactician; schemer
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
command; control; commander
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all