Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
widower; divorced man not remarried
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
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
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
please; somehow or other; one way or another
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
vacant house; unoccupied house
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to offer for sale; to put on the market
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
two persons; two people; pair; couple