if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
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
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
clandestine Christian (during the Edo period); secret Christian
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.
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
how; in what way; how about
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
prescription (of medicine); formula
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health