elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
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 be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
honorific/polite/humble prefix
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
that; the matter in question
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
such; this sort of; like this
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
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
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
in this way; thus; such; uh...