honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
confidentially; privately; off the record
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
considerably; fairly; quite
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
ago; since; before; previous
than; from; out of; except; but; more
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
again; once more; a second time
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be opposite; to face each other
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
that is to say; so that means
to appease; to suppress; to calm
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
coincident with; while; simultaneously
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict