honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
Japanese food; Japanese meal
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
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
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed