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 invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
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; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) 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
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
strongish; somewhat strong
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
now; the present time; just now; another; more
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
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; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
older brother; elder brother
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
to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for