honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
changing clothes; change of clothes
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
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
living; lifestyle; living room
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to talk; to chat; to chatter
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...