ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
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 put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
father; dad; husband; you; he
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to face; to go towards; to head towards
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to wring the neck; to strangle
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)