honorific/polite/humble prefix
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
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
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
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 eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)