home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
honorific/polite/humble prefix
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to move (house); to change residence
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to manage something successfully; to be successful
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
of course; certainly; naturally
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
Kasuga Grand Shrine (in Nara)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...