at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
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.)
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
moment by moment; hour by hour
emperor (of Japan); mikado
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
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
meaning; significance; sense
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
really; truly; indeed; good grief
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
as (for); for; in the capacity of
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)