at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
rikka; formal style of ikebana
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
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.
frontier (esp. the American frontier); frontier (of a field); forefront (of science, technology)
rising; ascending; climbing
while; even though; despite
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
now; the present time; just now; another; more
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
Solomon; Solomon (10th century BCE; King of Israel)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible