honorific/polite/humble prefix
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
in that way; thus; so; so?
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
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 go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
kitchen; financial situation
living room (Japanese-style)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
corridor; hallway; passageway
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
number of persons; personnel
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common