suffix appended to somebody else's family members
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
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
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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
military service; combat experience
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
so; like this; in this way
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
singing voice; (sound of) singing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
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.)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
good feeling; feeling good
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
adds force or indicates command
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
in that way; thus; so; so?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)