(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
really; truly; indeed; good grief
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
emperor (of Japan); mikado
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
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.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
commander; general; leader
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a long time ago; long ago
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
more than usual; especially; particularly
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid