Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
honorific/polite/humble prefix
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
adds force or indicates command
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
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 exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
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
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still