to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
region; limits; stage; level
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
half a ri (distance measure)
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
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to escape from; to get out
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
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 lock up; to shut up; to imprison
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
sobriety; soberness; sober face
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember