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
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
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
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
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 go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
shore; bank (of a body of water)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to be infected; to be contagious
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
order of chivalry; chivalric order
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp