this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
suffix for familiar person
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
fourth day of the month; four days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
price; cost; value; worth; value
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.)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant