I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
no!; no no!; no, not at all
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
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
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to say; to be called; to do
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
than; from; out of; except; but; more
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
in that way; thus; so; so?
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
rolling (ship, etc.); rolling (start, plan, etc.); illegal street racing
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
single word; a few words; brief comment
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk