honorific/polite/humble prefix
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about; questionable
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
six ministries (of Zhou dynasty China)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
court council; privy council
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 continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
still water; stagnant water; stopping the flow of water
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
about; on; regarding; per; for every
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
offense; offence; crime; punishment
dismissal (from a position); discharge
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indictment; prosecution; complaint
yourself; himself; herself
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
like this; this sort; this way
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work