long ago; once upon a time
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
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 be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)