honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
Sleeping Beauty; Thorn Princess; Briar Rose
hello; good day; good afternoon
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
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 give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
winged spindle-tree (Euonymus alatus); burning bush; winged euonymus
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter