indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
marriage ceremony; wedding
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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.
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
liking for; taste for; fondness for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with