yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
coming to Sendai; arrival in Sendai; visit to Sendai
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
honorific/polite/humble prefix
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
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 pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me