ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
honorific/polite/humble prefix
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
strongish; somewhat strong
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
now; the present time; just now; another; more
roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
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 like; to love; to be fond of
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me