a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
congratulation; celebration
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
honorific/polite/humble prefix
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
family; relatives; dependents; household
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.
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
-less; lacking; non-existing
at; in; at; when; by; with
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
unsigned; without a signature