suffix for familiar person
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
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
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
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 cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
beyond this point; from now on; after this
by myself; in person; by oneself
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
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.)
existence; possession; having; limited company
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
righteousness; justice; right
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)