to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
two persons; two people; pair; couple
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
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
please (give me); please (do for me)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
honorific/polite/humble prefix
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
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to die; (lit.) to become a star
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
now; the present time; just now; another; more
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
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 peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
myself; yourself; I; me; you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend