indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
honorific/polite/humble prefix
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
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 search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
suffix for familiar person
door; gate; opening; title page
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
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
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
hey there; I say; see here
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout