Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
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 receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
story; tale; talk; discussion
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
how; in what way; I wonder
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
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)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
please; somehow or other; one way or another
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
after that; afterwards; thereafter
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality