honorific/polite/humble prefix
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
in that way; thus; so; the same; 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 call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
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; finances
(Japanese-style) living room
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; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); 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 the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); 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; penis; (one's) thing
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
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common