punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
don't you think?; indicates question
tool; implement; means; furniture
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
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 lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
now that you say that; now that you mention it
then; well; so; well then
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix