somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
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
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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 say; to be called; to do
emperor (of Japan); mikado
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
alone; by oneself; on one's own
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself