本, ほん
1. book, volume, script
Prefix
2. this, present, current, ... in question, ... at issue
3. main, head, principal
4. real, genuine, regular, proper
Counter
5. counter for long, cylindrical things, counter for films, TV shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls
昨日はその本を80ページまで読んだ。
元, 本, 素, 基, もと
esp. 元
1. origin, source, beginning
oft. 基
2. basis, base, foundation, root
also written as 因, 原
3. cause
esp. 素
4. (raw) material, ingredient, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock
Only 元
5. (one's) side
だから
Conjunction, See ですから
1. so, therefore, accordingly, consequently, on those grounds, that is why, for that reason
Expression, at the start of a sentence
2. like I said, I told you already
1日中テニスをしていたのだから。
あなた, 貴方, 貴女, 貴男
Pronoun, Usually in kana, trad. polite in ref. to someone of equal or lower status, now oft. regarded as rude or distant
1. you
Only 貴方, Only 貴男, Familiar language, used by wives addressing their husbands
2. dear, honey
ねえあなたたち行かないで。
かなた, 彼方, あなた
Pronoun, Usually in kana
beyond, across, the other side, the distance
あちらに着いたら手紙をください。
に
Particle
1. at (place, time), in, on, during
2. to (direction, state), toward, into
3. for (purpose)
4. because of (reason), with
5. by, from